This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2018.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2017.

Availability

Area External
refers to external
course/units run by the School or Department or offered by
research.

Central External
refers to external and online
course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance
Education Area

Partially Online Internal
refers to some (a portion of)
learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged
material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing
participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes
partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin
Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central
External

Fully Online
refers to the main (larger
portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction
(including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the
Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin
Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central
External

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In particular, the University reserves the right change the content and/or method of assessment, to change or alter
tuition fees of any unit of study, to withdraw any unit of study or program which it offers, to impose limitations on enrolment in any unit
or program, and/ or to vary arrangements for any program.

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reliability in any respect of any material in this publication.

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International students

International students studying in Australia on a student visa can only study full-time and there are also specific entry requirements
that must be met. As some information contained in this publication may not be applicable to international students, refer to international.curtin.edu.au for
further information. Australian citizens, permanent residents and international students studying outside Australia may have the choice of full-time,
part-time and external study, depending on course availability and in-country requirements.